Gary Hall Jr.'s harrowing experience escaping the Los Angeles wildfires in January, and seeing his home engulfed in flames, was not the first time he was in a life-threatening situation.

Hall Jr., 50, won five gold, three silver and two bronze Olympic medals throughout his career, which included appearances at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, the 2020 Summer Games in Sydney and ...

American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. holds an original medal, that melted during the wildfires in Los Angeles that destroyed his home earlier this year, while wearing the replica Olympic medals that IOC ...

American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. holds an original medal from Atlanta 1996 that melted during the wildfires in Los Angeles that destroyed his home, while holding a replica medal presented to him in ...

Medals replaced US swimmer Gary Hall Jr. (L) holds one of the original medals as he is presented with repilicas of his Olympic medals by IOC President Thomas Bach during a handover ceremony after ...

American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. holds an original medal, that melted during the wildfires in Los Angeles that destroyed his home earlier this year, while wearing the replica Olympic medals that IOC ...

Hall Jr., 50, won five gold, three silver and two bronze Olympic medals throughout his career, which included appearances at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, the 2020 Summer Games in Sydney and ...